The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-23

PEYbSn what they believe to be the hard work of care
fully investigating what that something re-
ally is Aye indeed there mnsi be something wrong when
look around that those who do the work of the world
not enjoy the fruits their labor that those who idle their lives
away live in luxury that longer and harder tolls poorer
he grows that those whobul the palaces do not live in them
that those who make the fine clothes not wear them and that
the producers delicate foods for want Of bread
What Cause and what the Remedies of Poverty
That the great the absorbing question of these times Does the
and by the hundes of the Vatican against those who dare pro-
pound the question Does the State it? Only by silence
the questioners there are plant Judges voeys
of nuskety Does the Press answer it! Only by quibbes
cans point solpona Yea for themselves alonethe rob-
berry of the For the people who they have
word except them their continued division upon mere
sectional lines and ignorant prejudice. ..|,
But there rising up all the land whose
sole purpose really the Abolition Of Poverty Whatever
may finally take whether Labor" Socialist" Anarchist
Free "Red Republican, its foundation idea and
who do the work Of the world shall enjoy the fruits
of that labor the tools belong the toers the produce the
producers the land to the andess and that poverty misery vice
and crime 60 The existence of this party that
hourly arpe rift that shall let in the sunlight of the heavens
and dispel the darkness forever.
But for longer shall its work be vague, its plan of
action unsettled? mind demands the reduction of
every theory practical plan. Rejection follows any theory
which unable adjust itself to the Procrustean law Can the
idea of the abolition of poverty be made clear and plain that
every clearly just how it be done? We answer
yand that that the of these words to lay before
all men and plain method by which f0sery may be Totally
i60liShcd ~ any community o1hhiu a yea, n
We have the space investigate the Causes of Poverty at
particular article 1t SufhCent that
those be found set out at length in Gronlunds Coop
eratve Commonwealth published by Lee Shepard Boston, at
IS copy In this article simply propose to show briefly
how poverty may be abolished community within few
months and how the practical plan herein laid down be followed
that city which first adopts will III wealth and splendor with
speed known before and how finally the eavn
thus set working will pemeate the whole of the world and give
all within brief decade the beginning of the Mlennia
No need there for bomb bullet need for universal
ballot need for great National Labor Party for
half century for power regulate the nation whole
LET THIS REPUBLIC BE CARRIED BY THE LA
uDp pNpTV
GERS FOLLOW OUTLINED BELOW AND THE WORK IS
DONE FOREVER, AND THROUGH THE FORCE
THE MONSTER COMPETITION ITSELF
Let us suppose that here the city of Denver Colorado that
the election the Labor Party wins all of the city and county
officers and fully placed Let us suppose also that they
Ro ha they and how to get it. This the way that they
will go TO work .I
They will decide that franchise valuable corpora
ton that literally bbe legislators tor It, can pay an eno
army hangers-on and make millions of prohtshat it
is worth to the people to keep themselves. Ilt
Our Boards Aldermen and Supervisors will declare that there
exists no reason for the itself going into business They
will point the fact that England and operates her ee
graphs France railroads. Glasgow her street and hundreds
cities their aud light supply They will for
Welding these immense OF revenue to unscpulou p
vae parties and corporations and permitting them in the future to
ungae rob and punder the people from whom they first de-
rived their rights. =
tons and wealthy enot by epressive laws not by con-
Scaon but BY eomou The terrible force that they have used
long grind down poverty turn will now
to forever secure
Our Boards of Supervisors and Aldermen will decide to do at
first these things: l'
GAY To supply the farm and city by city cooperative
effort
0 To supply bread to the whole people practical cost
0 To supply transit for the people for the profit of the
munity
6 To provide lighting public and private convenience
(c) To provide public baths and laundres